Is it possible for Los Angeles to be a more normal city?
That is less sprawl, higher density, less highways, better transit (perhaps keeping the old streetcars), and so forth.
Does a more compact but equal population LA work better? Worse? Do less highways mean a highspeed rail link on the San Fran-LA corridor? Does a different LA step up San Fran or San Diego?
Possible POD: Something like LA's current smart growth/Manhattanization plan but earlier?